MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	92.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	237% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B18
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191227
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '20 at 02:07
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 980 95% 783 Pts	64-Core 1,472 91% 1,472 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C307) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.4% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 131 Parallax 112 97% 120 fps	MRender 91.7 Gravity 116 Splatting 100 84% 103 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 256GB 20,171 User benchmarks, average bench 174% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXD70H1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 1200 307 310 311 310 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 2,165 Write 1,414 Mixed 1,130 SusWrite 458 286% 1,292 MB/s	4K Read 53.4 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 73.1 249% 88.8 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 1,045 DQ Mixed 1,012 761% 1,011 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 235%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 466GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1787 921 606 605 604 603 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,854 Write 1,736 Mixed 798 SusWrite 854 292% 1,310 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 55.9 202% 76.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,032 DQ Write 1,148 DQ Mixed 960 759% 1,047 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 254%
Samsung MZ7TE256HMHP-000L7 256GB 4,594 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 80GB free Firmware: EXT09L6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 257 258 257 256 253 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 262 Mixed 194 SusWrite 257 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 31.8 138% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 81.4 122% 233 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 91%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 144GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 303 303 302 301 301 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 476 Mixed 410 SusWrite 320 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 54.4 178% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 890GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 174 178 180 179 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 151 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 177 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3000C15 2x16GB 7,847 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 29.5 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 29.2 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 104%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,800x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,599x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,241x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	744x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	553x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	396x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	299x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16